Helldivers 2 x Warhammer 40,000 Legendary Warbond drops August 12 with Meltagun, Bolt Pistol, and Astra Militarum armor

Arrowhead's Helldivers 2 is getting its Warhammer 40,000 crossover on August 12 in the form of a Legendary Warbond — the same tier used for the Halo and Killzone collaborations. The full reveal trailer dropped on July 30, confirming the weapon and armor lineup.

The Warbond brings four weapons: a Meltagun support weapon (essentially a supercharged flamethrower that shreds vehicles and heavy armor), Meltamines, a Bolt Pistol secondary, and a Lasgun Marksman Rifle primary. On the armor side, two Astra Militarum-inspired sets are included — the heavy Demo Trooper and the medium Sharpshooter. Both share the True Grit passive, which boosts ergonomics and speeds up reload for Stratagem weapons. The spotlight is firmly on the Astra Militarum, the rank-and-file human soldiers of the Imperium, rather than the more famous Space Marines — meaning no bolters, no chainswords, and no melee weapons of any kind.

The crossover has been years in the making. Arrowhead's Johan Pilestedt publicly listed Warhammer 40,000 as one of his most-wanted IP collaborations back in 2024, and production director Alex Bolle confirmed internal discussions were already happening as far back as April 2025. The thematic fit is hard to ignore — Helldivers' expendable soldiers fighting endless waves of bug-like Terminids and mechanical Automatons maps almost directly onto the Astra Militarum's grind against Tyranids and Necrons. Fans had been pushing for this crossover since before Helldivers 2 launched.

The absence of bolters and chainswords has drawn some comment, since those are the weapons most players associate with 40K. Gamespot notes it's not the most iconic assortment the universe has to offer, though the Meltagun and Bolt Pistol are still genuine fan favorites. Arrowhead hasn't ruled out additional 40K Warbonds down the line, so the door is open for Space Marine gear in the future.